골골

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?golgol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?golgol
McCune–Reischauer?kolgol
Yale Romanization?kol.kol

Etymology 1

Probably related to 곯다 (golta, “to become spoiled, to become rotten, to be sick”) (Cho 2016, p. 168).

Ideophone

골골 (golgol)

  1. in a sickly manner

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia.

Ideophone

골골 (golgol)

  1. (of a hen) while making a mating invitation call